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README to accompany the new X11 R5 Xnext (Mouse-X) server
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This new version of the public domain "Mouse-X" server is an X11 Release 5
server, and fully supports all the functionality of that release. The X
source code was patched up through fix-21, and then modified for the NeXT
platform.
**** NOTE ****
These binary files were compiled using Gnu gcc 2.3.3 on a NeXT running OS 3.0.
None of this new release will run under OS 2.1. Sorry. A patch to allow
others to compile the complete X tree and the server from the MIT source will
be made available in the future. This will allow 2.1 users to compile their
own set of binaries.
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Contents of the compressed tarfile:
1) Xnext and Xnext.color
These are the two servers, one for running on monochrome machines, and one for
color machines. The *same* server is used on Turbo and non-Turbo machines,
with the only difference being a flag that is passed to the server via xinit
(see below). None of the Mouse-X servers will run on a NextDimension machine.
2) Xfe.app
By far the most effective way to run this server is to use the Xfe.app front
end which is included. Install this in /LocalApps or ~/Apps. It includes a
help window with fairly detailed instructions on how to use it.
Running the server from xinit:
For those users who wish to run this server from a script or from the command
line, remember that if you do so, you cannot escape back to the NeXTstep
window without quitting X entirely. The only new feature you must be aware of
is the -turbo flag. If you are working on a Turbo machine (color or
monochrome), add "-turbo" to the flags you give to xinit. This is done
automatically by Xfe (the front end app).
My heartiest thanks to those who either blazed the trail before me or who
helped with my work:
der Mouse (did the original work)
Howie Kaye (worked on the front end and server)
Paul Poh (did the original R5 color port of the server)
Juergen Koller (assisted in getting final bugs out of the server)
